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Regional Environmental Change

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1999

ISSN1436-3798eISSN1436-378X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.091

H-Index

126

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.283

Total Works

2,651

Total Citations

99,409

2yr Mean Citedness

3.20

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope

Regional Environmental Change is a multidisciplinary journal focusing on interactions between human and natural systems at local to global scales. Publishes both theoretical and applied studies as well as opinion papers. Encourages submissions across the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. Addresses regional manifestations of local to global change, adaptation of social-ecological systems, and policy issues related to environmental change. Publishes research articles, editorials, short communications, mini-reviews, and special features. High author satisfaction with 93% of surveyed authors willing to publish again. The following topics are not within the scope of Regional Environmental Change and will be desk rejected: Waste management, Pollution control, Energy technologies / transitions, Green economy, Environmental psychology, Environmental engineering, Environmental economics, Environmental law.

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How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 157 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,651

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1436-3798 / 1436-378X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Global and Planetary ChangeQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesEnvironmental Studies

Scopus Categories

Global and Planetary Change

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Climate change impacts on agricultureLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementClimate Change, Adaptation, MigrationSustainability and Climate Change GovernanceFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementClimate variability and modelsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology